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CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
STAFF SEMINAR SERIES 2007/2008:
Law Of Evidence And The Ethics Of Belief By
By Associate Professor Ho Hock Lai
Faculty of Law, NUS
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DATE & TIME : 23 APRIL 2008, WEDNESDAY, 2.00PM
VENUE: LEE SHERIDAN CONFERENCE ROOM,
NUS FACULTY OF LAW (BUKIT TIMAH CAMPUS) |
ABSTRACT
This talk explores the possibility of understanding important segments of evidence law as ethical rules regulating the fact-finder's formulation of beliefs relating to the disputed facts of the case. It considers the potential of this understanding in casting light on a humane interpretation of the trial.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ho Hock Lai is an Associate Professor of the Law Faculty, NUS. He is interested in the law and theory of evidence and proof, and works in a cluster of areas that includes theories of the trial, epistemology of legal fact-finding and ethical bases of evidential rules.
REGISTRATION
If you wish to attend this seminar, please email to
clemail@nus.edu.sg. There is no
registration fee for this seminar but seats are limited. Registration commences at 1.45pm.
For enquiries, please contact Ms Connie / Ms Poova at Tel: 6516 3644. Directions to the law school
may be found at http://law.nus.edu.sg/faculty/Location.htm.
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